Brownslave688
You want a toe? I can get you a toe.
A lot of centers don't have car washers. Your job is also to make sure the truck is clean and safe to run.
How often does your truck get washed
- Thread starter special brownie
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Scuba Steve
Well-Known Member
I remember the days that the PC's were regularly audited. Even the painted on silver trim rings needed repainting. Now you cant even see them. UPS use to pride themselves on the appearance of drivers, PC's and Airplanes. Now all look like crap. Do they still have shoe shine stations in the centers?
ChrisTheBrown
Well-Known Member
I honestly don't know the last time mine was washed..But I just gave her a quick spray job tonight, cuz I was sick of looking at a filthy truck & No one else is gonna do it. Thing is a pile of junk, but I've grown to love her a little.
Brown Down
Well-Known Member
Only gets washed when its below freezing. Had 3 trucks loaded outside that needed the doors torched to open them this morning.
converge777
Member
Everyday in my hub, unless the temps are super low then they jus refuel.
Packmule
Well-Known Member
30 years ago I was a car washer and we washed every car every night. Liked having a job but always thought it was a bit foolish. Nowadays my car gets washed maybe once a month. Everytime I open the back door on my newer 800, I get a face full of dirt. Disgusting! And requires that the driver daily clean off the rear lights.
Not the proud company Jim Casey started!
Not the proud company Jim Casey started!
Anthonysg0113
Well-Known Member
Nope its not the company Casey started. Sad to say. My P12 gets washed maybe once a month, but its not that time isn't allowed, it's just people don't want to do it. We are a small center, we don't have a drive through car wash.
My car wash guy, Eddie, does a fantastic job of keeping my PC clean. If there is a bit more I want him to do, he's okay with it, no big deal... again, we're talking a 250+ driver center over the small centers. If the weather permits them to do it, it gets done.
We are allowed 10 clicks to fuel and wash our vehicles coded to the appropriate codes for work. Someones got to do it!
We are allowed 10 clicks to fuel and wash our vehicles coded to the appropriate codes for work. Someones got to do it!
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
They don't give us enough time to have the car washers park the darn things, never
mind wash them.
mind wash them.
PASinterference
Yes, I know I'm working late.
Our center has time allowed for car wash, but it's used to pad the local sort time. Texting and playing Angry birds takes time, you know.
special brownie
Active Member
I wish there was a way to clean the back shelves of the trucks that get so dirty every box you touch turns your hands black. Its pretty embarrassing to hand a customer a box or worse a white bag package that is completely filthy.
FrigidFTSup
Resident Suit
Ask them to clean out the back as well. When our rural trucks get bad we have the car washers take the hose and boom to the back and wash it all out. Good as new. Just make sure you tell your preloader in case the washers do a half ass job. We've had some preloaders just shrug and put boxes on a soaked floor.
PASinterference
Yes, I know I'm working late.
Oh there's a way.....but the shareholders would be devastated.
realbrown1
Annoy a liberal today. Hit them with facts.
I run my car through the car wash tunnel every 6 months like clockwork.
Had a stop before I got back in the city, where the guy had a shop and didn't mind me using his air compressor to blow out the back of the truck... very imbarrassing delivering a package covered in red dirt...
